WE WILL BE OPEN
EVERY TUESDAY
2:30 - 6:00PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 5
11:30AM - 2PM
The Centre Street Food Pantry provides families within our community with consistent access to nutritious food in a dignified, sensitive and inclusive environment.
We welcome and serve residents of Newton and our neighbors who live in:
Brighton, Brookline, Needham, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley & West Roxbury
We provide groceries to new families who live in any of the communities we serve.
Households may receive groceries once a month when we are open.
If you need to find food when we are closed you can dial 211 from your phone or click the image below for the Mass211 website.
DUE TO COVID-19, WE NOW PROVIDE CURBSIDE PICKUP OF GROCERIES ON FURBER LANE.
HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE PRE-PACKED BAGS OF DRY, COLD AND FROZEN FOODS AS WELL AS FRESH PRODUCE.
WE ASK THAT NEW FAMILIES FILL OUT OUR ONLINE PANTRY REGISTRATION FORM or PRINT AND FILL OUT OUR PAPER FORM.
THERE IS NO NEED FOR A REFERRAL SIGNATURE OR INCOME ELIGIBILITY AT THIS TIME.
Year-to-Date Update
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In the first quarter of 2021 we gave groceries to over 2,400 families providing food for 8,000 adults, children and seniors.
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We had the largest day of need in the history of our pantry when we gave 261 families a full complement of fresh and dry groceries in just four hours.
While we receive donations from vendor partners and specific foods are free funded by the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program (MEFAP), every week we purchase fresh produce, dairy or eggs, grocery items, diapers and personal care products.
Local families greatly appreciate what they receive.
We are very grateful for your financial support!
MONTHLY UPDATE
Bubble Bag Drive added to
Kids Club "Fill A Bag" Drive
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58% of low-income individuals reported cutting-back on food to buy hygiene products.
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50% of all the children who are eligible for a subsidized school lunch are now food insecure at home.
Please visit our Food Drives page and consider donating Kids Club or Bubble Bags!